The first photo came from X user @GazzaMontana, who shot a Collector’s Box on display in the window of the Selfridges store on Exchange Square in Manchester, with the map folded inside. Fuller photographs of the poster unfolded followed soon after, reportedly originating from a staff member’s Instagram story at the GTA 6 pop-up there. Rumor / leak
The item itself is a double-sided souvenir poster from The Goodtime State — Vice City Collection, the $399.99 merchandise set built around Macca the Gator. One side carries the Leonida map; the reverse reportedly carries Macca artwork. The game is not in the box. Reported
What we are not doing
We are not publishing the images, crops from them, or links to sites hosting them. Rockstar has not released this artwork, and a shop-window photograph is not a publication. Readers who want to go in cold on November 19 should also be careful on social media this week — see our guide on avoiding GTA 6 spoilers.
Why a poster is not the map
This matters more than it sounds. A souvenir map is a marketing illustration: stylised, decorative, drawn to look good folded in a box. Beebom’s count of the poster came to five major counties, 11 islands and keys, and 13 towns and cities, but a drawing made for a display piece can simplify, merge or omit areas that exist in the game, and can label things the game never names. Rumor / leak
Several of the circulating images have also been sharpened or upscaled, which is how misreadings start. What we have, as of today, is a photograph of a poster — not a datamine of the game world. Our Leonida map guide only lists regions Rockstar has shown.
How it got into a window
Selfridges is a Rockstar retail partner for the launch, selling a themed collection across its stores with a dedicated Vice City area at the Oxford Street flagship. RockstarINTEL’s sources say the Manchester store had a single box on sale and has since sold it. Accounts of exactly how the fuller photos escaped differ, and at least one outlet notes the store location itself is not independently confirmed. Rumor / leak
The official map is days away
Rockstar has said a digital Leonida map will be free at launch, with a physical version at 99 cents afterwards. Whatever the poster shows, the authoritative version arrives on November 19. Confirmed
FAQ
Is this the real GTA 6 map?
It is a real product photograph of a stylised souvenir poster sold in the Collector’s Box. It is a marketing illustration, not the in-game map, so place names on it may be simplified or decorative.
Where did it come from?
The first image was posted by an X user who photographed a Collector’s Box on display in the window of the Selfridges store on Exchange Square in Manchester. Fuller photos followed, reportedly from a staff member’s social media story.
Does the Collector’s Box include the game?
No. The $399.99 set is merchandise only; GTA 6 is sold separately.
Will Rockstar release the map?
Rockstar has said a digital map will be available free at launch on November 19, with a physical version sold for 99 cents afterwards.
Sources
- tbreak — GTA 6 map leaks from the Collector’s Box (Nov 13, 2026)
- LibertyCity — Collector’s set map of Leonida leaks online
- Shane the Gamer — Map reportedly leaked from the Collector’s Edition
- shattered.io — What the leak does and does not confirm
